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Old 07-29-2014, 08:18 AM
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Thanks guys,will be ordering parts Friday!
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^^ did you order shafts too? if you've got an 88 cherokee with non ABS don't forget you'll need some shafts that take the bigger ujoints. junk yard or other
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^^ did you order shafts too? if you've got an 88 cherokee with non ABS don't forget you'll need some shafts that take the bigger ujoints. junk yard or other
It's a 99 I swapped in
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Originally Posted by Atmos
I did a write up on it awhile back.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/bl...2/#post2058717
hey Atmos... is there a special part # for those rings or can one get them pretty much anywhere?? I'm about to re-build a set of spares i have and that'd be a swwet add-on fix

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Originally Posted by 884x4
It's a 99 I swapped in
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Originally Posted by Whiplash
hey Atmos... is there a special part # for those rings or can one get them pretty much anywhere?? I'm about to re-build a set of spares i have and that'd be a swwet add-on fix

thanx
I wish I had written down the Reibes part # but I never did. I just went in, bought my spicers then asked if they had any snap rings. they handed me a box full and I started sifting through it. I sat the original 3/4 clips on top of the full circle ones until they lined up.

let me know if anyone finds a good part #. I'll add it to the write up

or you can buy them through a yukon distributor. and seriousoffroad may carry them as well http://www.yukongear.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProdID=14

after some googling I found this pic. they're from home depot

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shweet!!! much appreciated sir.
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Nice info on here esp Atmos giving up the goods on the snap rings above .
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Originally Posted by 884x4
I did a climb that I watched 3 rigs back to back break lol, that's when I loosened the joints and smashed my rockers a bit, no real breakage though so the ol Cherokee showed em up!
Good to know about the 44s, if I could get my 30 sold for a decent price(4.88s and powertrax) I would consider picking one up.


On another note, looks like my crappy duralast ball joints (brand new lol) got loose on the same ride.
Never want to have to change em again so I'm thinking alloy USA.
Any recommendations for ball joints guys?
Hollar if you need help . Oh and yeah id get spicer ball joints too!
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Originally Posted by Aljay
Nice info on here esp Atmos giving up the goods on the snap rings above .
Yeah thanks, atmos!

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Hollar if you need help . Oh and yeah id get spicer ball joints too!
Thanks man, and yeah I figured the ones on my old d30 lasted 265k then new ones on this axle that gets beat on should last at least 50k lol
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Ordered Spicer ball joints from serious! Best price around
Ordered 5-760s from dennys drive shaft. 20$ a pop. Getting full circle clips.
Found a 95 Cherokee with the front shafts at the yard. Gonna build those with the new parts and keep my other 297x shafts as spares.
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you sir are on the right track to having a reliable D30 for a low budget. way better than buying CTM ujoints right!
this thread has been a cherokee forum success. OP has question, helpful replies are posted, OP takes the advice, then buys from a CF vendor


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Originally Posted by Atmos
you sir are on the right track to having a reliable D30 for a low budget. way better than buying CTM ujoints right!
this thread has been a cherokee forum success. OP has question, helpful replies are posted, OP takes the advice, then buys from a CF vendor


nice
One of the many reasons I love this forum! Thanks for all the help guys, I'll post some pictures of the results
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I will add more in case it helps others in different regoins or such.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/120/3270/=t3dux6
97633A330
25 of them for $6.30
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The metric variety are thicker than the SAE rings and better match the stock 3/4 clip thickness almost exactly.
Can't remember the ID off hand but I can measure when I get back home after Wednesday. Might be a little harder to source in the US though.
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Originally Posted by RWKHausSupply
GIve it about a month or two still, and Revolution will have their new D30 front axles out. They are the only D30 TJ/XJ shaft kit that will have the JKD44 sized ujoints, which are larger than any shaft kit ujoints currently available.

He will also be releasing his JKD44 ujoints. When both his shafts and ujoints are bought and ran together, you get a 25yr warranty.

Check with me at later date(s) and I will give you updates, if you really want to upgrade and not waste 1100$ on RCV's. They should be about 1/2 that.


What??? Who is making these shafts? I'm very interested if the price is where you think it will be!


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